San Francisco is set to lose a historic fountain, beloved by its skate community

By Katie DeBenedetti

Published January 18, 2026 at 8:08 AM EST

San Francisco is planning a renovation that would destroy one of the city's distinguishing features: a fountain that became iconic to the skate scene in the 1980s and '90s.

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